More information has surfaced regarding the circumstances that led to the death of 30-year-old Andy Richardson, who was pronounced brain dead on Tuesday after being hit in the head during a KORN concert in Atlanta. Rhonda Cook of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Richardson's friends, who had worked with him as a roofer ...
An online survey has revealed the U.K.'s top "first dance" wedding tunes — with "Don't Wanna Miss a Thing" by AEROSMITH at number one. The survey, conducted by UK-Disco.co.uk, polled over 1,300 U.K. DJs to identify Britain's top 10 wedding songs. Among the classic crooners were some surprise entries: First Dance Wedding Songs – The ...
SUICIDE CITY, the new band featuring BIOHAZARD guitarist/vocalist Billy Graziadei and former KITTIE bassist Jennifer Arroyo, has issued the following update: "We are throwing a video release party August 3rd at CBGB's, 7pm sharp! Along with a live video shoot of the show, we are also covering a version of MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE's 'Straight to ...
MANOWAR will release a new single, "The Sons of Odin", in October 2006, followed by a full-length DVD containing the historic Earthshaker Fest 2005 performance in November. Fans can soon expect more details about the release date of the new studio album, entitled "Gods of War". MANOWAR were forced to reschedule some of their previously ...
Toronto-based metallers ENDORPHINS have completed work on their first full-length album, "Where Evil Lies", due on October 10, 2006 via Urgent Music Records. The CD was recorded and mixed at Chemical Sound Studios and remixed and mastered by Chuck at Joao Carvalho Mastering. "Where Evil Lies" track listing: 01. Flux 02. Welcome To My Hell ...
The artwork for the upcoming MEGADETH album, "United Abominations", has been unveiled as part of the Gigantour e-card. Check it out at the MEGADETH fan site Rattlehead HQ. The e-card appears to use one of the Vic Rattlehead (MEGADETH mascot) redesigns from the DeviantART contest that was held back in January/February. This entry ...
The following are notable heavy metal/hard rock U.S. sales debuts for the week ending July 30, 2006, as reported by Nielsen SoundScan (all figures are rounded to the nearest thousand, except numbers under 1,000, which are rounded to the nearest hundred; The Billboard 200 chart position included, where applicable): SAMMY HAGAR - "Livin' It Up": ...
Birmingham, England grindcore/noise band CHEMICAL VOMIT has announced the return of former drummer Spike Kane to the group's ranks. CHEMICAL VOMIT is currently writing material for its debut album, tentatively due late 2006/early 2007. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Hulk Hogan is Gay", "We Are an Anal Cunt Ripoff Band" and "Defending ...
A live video by MANES — the Norwegian band featuring members of THIRD AND THE MORTAL, ATROX and CHTON — performing the song "The Neoflagellata Revision" has been made available for download at this location (Windows Media, 38 MB). The clip is also available for viewing at www.myspace.com/manes. The video was ...
Norwegian black metallers GORGOROTH will headline headline next year's edition of the Hellflame festival, set to take place September 8, 2007 in Osnabrück, Germany. More information is available at www.hellflame.de. GORGOROTH entered the national chart in their home country at position No. 22 with their latest album, "Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam". The CD ...
